Kirkia

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Mopane often forms pure stands to the exclusion of other species, but is generally associated with several other prominent trees and shrubs, such as Kirkia acuminata, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Adansonia digitata, Combretum apiculatum, C. imberbe, Acacia nigrescens, Cissus cornifolia, and Commiphora spp.

Zambezian and Mopane woodlands 2008
The distribution and ecology of Juniperus procera Endl. in East Central Africa, and its relationship to the genus Widdringtonia Endl. Kirkia 4: 75-86.

Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic 2008
The rugged, rocky slopes of these mountains are dominated by white seringa (Kirkia acuminata), stemfruit (Englerophytum magalismontarum), Combretum apiculatum, C. molle, and common sugerbush (Protea caffra).

Southern Africa bushveld 2007